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Eaten raw chicken- can I do anything?

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Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 20:48

DH served up a (pre made, cooked from frozen) chicken kyiv with chips tonight. I cut into the kyiv, dipped a load of chips into the garlic butter that ran out, and ate a slice, not looking at it, as I was just looking at the crispy outside coating. Cut it open a bit more and realised it was completely raw inside. 😫

Obviously my AIBU is, AIBU to murder DH for this.

But more practically, is there anything that I can do? Do I just need to wait for the vomiting to start? Is it likely I'll be really ill?

I guess I didn't eat a huge amount, maybe about 20% of the kyiv, but I also had a lot of the garlic butter which would have been all over the raw chicken.

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Createausername1970 · 17/12/2024 21:23

I believe the prevalence of salmonella in fresh chicken is about 5%. So 95% is unaffected.

The likelihood of you being unwell is very small. But not zero.

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Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 21:20

bernadetteo · 17/12/2024 21:16

What I did to my else's was not check the chicken was cooked enough. Ended up with campylobacter, was very unwell for 3 weeks.

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3 weeks! 😭

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Londonrach1 · 17/12/2024 21:19

Sadly it's a wait and see op...you might be lucky....

RedRiverShore5 · 17/12/2024 21:17

He probably followed the timing for fridge instead of frozen if the crumb was cooked

bernadetteo · 17/12/2024 21:16

ApplesinmyPocket · 17/12/2024 21:12

What have we done to ourselves that we are genuinely scared that a mouthful of raw chicken is going to make us ill? Who told us that?

We get this topic every few months on MN. I can't remember any that ended 'so I was up all night vomiting.'

What I did to my else's was not check the chicken was cooked enough. Ended up with campylobacter, was very unwell for 3 weeks.

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Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 21:15

niadainud · 17/12/2024 21:08

Could he have grilled it?

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Oh, possibly.

Ok, so no coke or vodka, just wait it out and cross my fingers.

Thank you for the reassuring stories. I do just feel very sick now although I recognise it's psychological.

Don't think I'll be having another one for a long time.

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ApplesinmyPocket · 17/12/2024 21:12

What have we done to ourselves that we are genuinely scared that a mouthful of raw chicken is going to make us ill? Who told us that?

We get this topic every few months on MN. I can't remember any that ended 'so I was up all night vomiting.'

StarDolphins · 17/12/2024 21:11

I’m so cautious with chicken kievs, they are so easy to undercook, there’s always a bit right inside that’s not cooked at all so I end up
overcokking it now, which isn’t nice either.

Hopefully you’ll be fine!

TwinklyAmberOrca · 17/12/2024 21:10

It's been in the oven for a decent period of time which will kill any bacteria.

You only need to get the inside bit to 74C.

So you will be fine.

user1473878824 · 17/12/2024 21:10

Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 21:02

It's this one, which refers to raw poultry several times https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-ayr-meal-deal-kyiv-taste-the-difference-470g

It was very definitely really pink and raw.

I feel a little bit reassured though although still feel a mix of sick and starving hungry.

Does the coke/vodka stuff actually work?

No, it won’t. Your stomach is literally full of acid!! But while there’s a risk I’d be surprised if you got ill and I say that as someone who’d rather eat tough chicken than even chance it!

niadainud · 17/12/2024 21:08

Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 21:03

I don't know, the outside looked really cooked and was crunchy. I can only imagine he put the oven on a really weird setting or temp (he has hotly denied this).

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Could he have grilled it?

user1473878824 · 17/12/2024 21:08

niadainud · 17/12/2024 20:59

What sort of utter moron serves up raw chicken? Did he totally fuck up the timings?

Someone who followed the packet instructions and didn’t cut it open to check because it’s a chicken Kiev? It’s not like he just put a raw chicken on a plate and went “that’s it.”

Jaehee · 17/12/2024 21:07

Vodka and other home remedies won't do anything, the alcohol content in vodka wouldn't even be effective as a hand sanitiser. Your stomach acid is designed to take care of it. If you take antacids of any sort then give them a miss tonight.

BuzzieLittleBee · 17/12/2024 21:06

@PonyPatter44 - I'm not sure where you get that idea from. Of course you can get ill from raw chicken in this country. I had salmonella from chicken (confirmed by lab tests), and it wasn't much fun.

BUT - it's definitely not the case that all raw chicken will make you ill. @OP - it's not a foregone conclusion that you'll be ill. There's nothing you can do - you're just going to have to wait and see. Salmonella can take quite a while to incubate, so give it 48hrs or so. It's unlikely that you'll be ill though, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. Just keep your fingers crossed, and hydrate well, just in case...

StartupRepair · 17/12/2024 21:04

When I lived in Vietnam and encountered some challenging food in remote regions a food scientist told me to drink Coke if I had eaten something that seemed dodgy.

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Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 21:04

bernadetteo · 17/12/2024 21:02

Or days, if it's campylobacter. Sorry OP.

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Oh god, what a Christmas gift.

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Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 21:03

niadainud · 17/12/2024 20:59

What sort of utter moron serves up raw chicken? Did he totally fuck up the timings?

I don't know, the outside looked really cooked and was crunchy. I can only imagine he put the oven on a really weird setting or temp (he has hotly denied this).

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bernadetteo · 17/12/2024 21:02

ItOnlyTakesTwoMinutes · 17/12/2024 20:52

Could you not actually tell you were eating raw chicken? Guess you’ll find out in a few hours if you’ll be ill or not…

Or days, if it's campylobacter. Sorry OP.

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Bambooozle · 17/12/2024 21:02

It's this one, which refers to raw poultry several times https://www.sainsburys.co.uk/gol-ui/product/sainsburys-ayr-meal-deal-kyiv-taste-the-difference-470g

It was very definitely really pink and raw.

I feel a little bit reassured though although still feel a mix of sick and starving hungry.

Does the coke/vodka stuff actually work?

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DurhamDurham · 17/12/2024 20:59

My daughter once ate an entire pack of uncooked chicken goujons when she was drunk at 18 year old. She only realised what she had done when she woke up the next day. We all thought she was going to be really ill, she was absolutely fine. Her GP said that it was probably the alcohol in her stomach that stopped the uncooked chicken doing any damage, the vodka cooked/sterilised it.

HScully · 17/12/2024 20:59

I did this with a chicken goujon, i thought they were pre cooked! I was fine x

niadainud · 17/12/2024 20:59

What sort of utter moron serves up raw chicken? Did he totally fuck up the timings?

Jaehee · 17/12/2024 20:57

if it was pre made and frozen surely it was already cooked? in which case you'll most likely be fine.

if it was actual raw chicken and just a few mouthfuls, you'll probably be ok. it depends on whether there was salmonella or campylobacter there in the first place, which it isn't necessarily, and how much of it etc. i was served properly raw chicken on a skewer in a restaurant, only the outside had been seared, and apart from a lot of anxiety I was fine.

CheeseandMarmiteToastie · 17/12/2024 20:57

What do you think you can do? You can’t un-eat it can you. Hope for the best 🤷🏻‍♀️

YouveGotAFastCar · 17/12/2024 20:57

You won’t get food poisoning from this. Honestly.

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